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\n\tAs basketball fans from around the world check out the NBA Finals, the league is trying to get them out of their own houses and into its homes.<\/p>\n

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\n\tFans in Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Japan and India have been able to visit various \u201cNBA Houses,\u201d as part of a bid by the league to create more than a passing interest from global audience in the U.S. games. Those who visit can, depending on the scope of the site, meet former players, take part in games and tournaments, and actually watch post-season play. Japan\u2019s \u201cNBA House\u201d offered over 11,000 square feet and sponsored by Amazon, Emirates, 2K, NTT Docomo and Bandai, marked the first time the NBA had set up such an attraction in the country.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSo many of our fans will never be able to walk into an arena,\u201d says Kelly Flatow, executive vice president of global events for the NBA, during a recent interview.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cOne of the things that\u2019s really important to us is to bring the authentic NBA experience around the world. NBA House is one way to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe league has been setting up NBA Houses around the world for years now, but never has international outreach become so important to U.S. sports leagues. The NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB all send some of their teams every season to play a few games abroad. Cultivating a truly global fan base, however, takes significantly more effort.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe fan events aren\u2019t of the one-size-fits-all variety. In Brazil the \u201cHouse\u201d encompassed more than 6,000 square meters of experiences, which included a half court and viewing parties for every Finals. \u00a0In Mexico, a fan event ran from June 3 to June 8 at\u00a0 Parque Aztl\u00e1n \u2013 very close to a roller coaster. Sponsors included AT&T, Mazda, Wendy\u2019s and Prime Video. Omar Chaparro, Diana Bovio and Gaz Alazraki and Danilo Gallinari were among the attendees, along with Boomer, the Indiana Pacers mascot And in Montreal, watch parties were scheduled for the second and third Finals games and fans could visit a dedicated WNBA Champions lounge tied to that league\u2019s expansion in Canada.<\/p>\n

\n\tPlacement of the Houses is tied in part to NBA data about interest from audiences outside the U.S. Brazil, for example, Brazil has become one of the NBA\u2019s most important market to engage fans, and it\u2019s the league\u2019s largest retail footprint outside the U.S. and China. NBA research shows the league has 13 million GenZ fans in Mexico. The league has clocked a 30% increase in NBA fandom in Quebec since 2023.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAmong the metrics the league monitors, says Flatow, are fan reaction and merchandising sales by retail partners.<\/p>\n

\n\tKey to the strategy is not giving fans the same experience around the world. \u201cEach market is different. There is a different business culture, different kinds of fans,\u201d says Raul Zarraga, senor vice president and head of operations for NBA Latin America and Canda during an interview in which he stood in front of one of the rides at Parque Aztl\u00e1n. \u201cThere are different markets, different kinds of content, that they want to see, different kinds of digital platforms,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

\n\tBecause the NBA House aims to bring families with kids, the league gets a chance to convert younger people into fans, says the executive. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCould an NBA House be coming to your part of the globe? \u201cWe will continue to look at new markets and international opportunities,\u201d says Flatow.<\/p>\n

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